Spin your own yarn as we twist our minds around fibersheds and watersheds, and figure out how you play a role in these invisible systems.
About: Weaving Water Workshops connect people to our local wonder, the Mississippi River, through free community indigo and fiber art workshops. Mississippi Watershed Management Organization's (MWMO) Artist in Residence Sarah Nassif facilitates hands-on creative experiences that encourage us to see ourselves as vital parts of our urban watershed system. Workshops explore different aspects of fiber and indigo dye techniques and invite participants to converse about their personal relationships to water.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
Learn the basics of spinning, or yarn making, one of the oldest human technologies. The twisting of short fibers to create lengths of usable yarn is a necessary step before making any kind of woven or knit cloth. Imagine where we'd be without cloth!
Maddy Bartsch of Three Rivers Fibershed will lead us in a spinning circle as she helps us visualize a regional soil-to-soil fiber system. Spin your own length of yarn to dye in the organic indigo vat. See and try different types of spinning tools and sample techniques. This is just an intro to spinning, but we'll point you toward more resources if you fall in love with it. No fiber or textile experience needed whatsoever!
Workshops are guided by artists and intended to open up channels of communication that help us reconnect to natural systems we depend on. Come with an open mind to learn and share what you know.
Personal Watersheds will also be open, with the SAORI loom available and other fiber activities in addition to spinning.
